The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-01
THE PROCEEDINGS
OF the House Of Delegates and Senate Ii

OF the HouIe of Delegates and Senate In
Detail. ~ si't Z
speeia! Correspondence Of The In,elligmctr. = . 4
CHARLESTON, Jan. 3O.-In tho Senate
Saturday Mr.. Flournoy, OF the Judiciary
Committee, reported back Mr. Dawson's
joint resolution inquiring into the pro.
priety OF codifying the lava, with the re.
commentator that it be adopted, and Mr..
McCreery's joint resolution No. II, pro.
posing an amendment to the Constitution
in reference to exemptions from taxation,
without recommendation. H
Mr.. Gettinger, from the Committee On
Humane Institutions, reported back the
resolution calling for an investigation OF
the Insane Asylum, without any recon.
mendation. 81 esfj
Mr.. Flournoy presented Senate Bill No.
lis, to change the name of the West Vir.
ginia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and
the Blind to "the West Virginia Schools
for the Deaf and the Blind" -. p :,
Mr.. Somerville introduced Bill M. 1l9
to amend the game law. s;'5r:
Mr.. Carr, No. 120, authorizing special
assessments OF prorerty for city taxation
in towno of over 5000 population. = l1
Mr.. Daws"n, No. l2l, to repeal the law
allowing wives to- testify sgainst their
husbands.
MIR. Sweeney, l22, amending the law
concerning bills, notes and other wri-
tings. =
Mr.. sommerville presented the petition
OF j. b. Wilson and 16 others CT Brooke
county, asking an amendment OF the law
relative assignments, and Mr. Morris the
petition Of W. Il. Jack and &c others ask
ing for the submission OF the Prohibitory
amendment. ~ '-.'
Senate bill No. 6s. imposing additional
duties on assessors so far as TO ASCERTAIN
the amount OF money in the Site at a
given ims in each year was rejected.
THE WHEELING RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Senate bill No. 81, Mr.. SCOTS bill for
the benefit. Of local railroad and the
Wheeling bridge, was passed. It enacts
that: -
"Any railroad company organized under
the laws Of this State since the 18th day Of
March, 1881, which shall commence the
construction. OF its road within one wear
after the passage Of this act, or which
shall have heretofore commenced such
construction, and shall within three wears
after the passage OF tho came, actually and
in good faith spend thereon ten percent of
its capital atock actually subscribed, AMI
shall within six years after. the passage Of
this Act complete i,s railroad and put it
in operation, then, and in every such case,
the corporate existence, franchise and
power OF such railroad company shall he
and remain the same as though the pro.
visions OF section 65; Of chapterl7, Of the
Acts Of 1881, had been fully complied with
by such company, and no forfeiture or
Judgment OF custer shall bs rendered
against said company, by reason OF its
failure to comply with said Bection.. E y,
But If any Of said railroad companies
shall not commence the construction Of
it's road within one year after thu paslagSes /
Of this Act, or shall not have heretofore
commenced such construction, and shall
not e1pend thereon the percont' Of the
amount Of it's capital actually eubscribed,
within three years from the passage OF
this act, or shall not finish its railroad and
put 1t in operation within six years from
the passage OF this Act, as aforesaid, its
corporate existence and powers shall
cease. s.t7s'5
: The vote on Mr.. Flournoy's amend.
ment to the prohibitory resolution, pro.
viding that 1t shall not take effect till 1890,
WAS announced, and STOOD II ayes to Il
noes. So the amendment was rejected.
President Price (Mr. Van Pelt in the
chair) moved to amend practically to the
same effect, except that the sale and keep.
ing for sale is at once prohibited, and the
manufacture not until after January l.,
1890, but after a good deal OF discussion,
In which Senator Morris took the leading
part against the amendment, this was
withdrawn for the present and the reaolu-
tion ordered to its second rsading.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House Saturday the session lasted
all forenoon and all afternoon, the joint
session to ballot for a United States sena.
tor aud the recess occupying from l2 70 8
o'clock. The House has forwarded large
amount OF work. rEse,S eszsiS. 3, (. IL
The Committee on Taxation and Fin.
anca, by its chairman, Mr.. Chew, present
cd House bill No. 245, the Legislative and
Judicial appropriation bill. ,...is.zz, ~ /
The Committee on the Judiciary prs-
sented Bill No. 2i6 as substitute for No
40, making seduction felony and proyid.
ing punishment therefor. SEllIa T 81
The same Committee 2i8, to amend the
law concerning service Of notice on corpo
rations. 4, - r.i-p$i
Mr.. Ragland, by request, 2ls, to provide
for issuing license by certain cities indie
pendent OF the action OF the county courts
U Mr.. Harding, 249, amending the lag